Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Rat and the Tiger

Author/authors: Keiko Kasza

Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: Bullying

Year of publication: 2007

Publisher: Puffin

ISBN#: 978-0142409008

Age level: Lower Elementary

# of pages: 32

Quality of illustrations: Beautiful watercolor illustrations

Brief summary: Rat tells how he used to have problems with his best friend, Tiger. Tiger used to bully Rat, making him be the bad guy in their games and leaving him the small pieces of treats. When Tiger kicks over Rat’s castle made of blocks, Rat says that Tiger isn’t his friend.

Activity: Have a class discussion about how Rat and Tiger worked out their problems. Go over what to do when someone is bullying you or another student and do role plays.

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